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AYPLIUATIDN FILED MAY 12. 190B,

Patented June 8, 1909.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAY 12. 1908.

Patented June 8,1909.

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@Witwe/ono DANIEL 1f. UWT. or NEwcfisTLE, iNniinA.

SIGNAL.

To all 'whom' 'it nmi/ concern.'

Be 't known tint I, DANIEL B. Ufi'T.

Specification of .Letters Patent. Appl'ioton filed May 12, 1903.

citizei'i of the United States, residing' .-itl

Newcastle, in the county oi" filoni-y and Stute of Indiano, have invented new und uscfol Improvements in Signols,.of which thc foilowingiso specification. r This invention relatos to sign-tds for crossings or stations upon interurbain electric trolley lines, and the object of the invention is to provide ai device of this clnzrncteiprovided with ti semaphore arm swungV from en incline horizontal' positior'iv by u person wif-:hing to at n train, and the erm being provided with a; transparent signal adapted to' be illuminated when'y swung into ti ios'ition .to halt the treinl so that .the saine will be tl'enrlv visible to the moto-ritten operating the trniii. i Another object ofthe invention Vis-to pro-- video' device ill uniiniited signal f adapted position togli tilt 'a trein, said signal clingY outonieticolly returned to its norninl lowered position by' the laction of the train 'passing the crossing or station. i

VVJ'th these objects in view the invention resides in thenovel construction and arrangement 'of-parts hereinafter fully .described ond claimed. ,L

.ln the accompanying drawings, Figure t is n. perspective view o1 a. trolley line provided with-the improved signaling device, illusn tra ting' the semaphore erin in position to holt :i trein. the semaphore arm in' its norma-l 'lowered position. Fig. 3 is al longitudinnl sectional view tlirouglr e seine llore arm sind the post to which it is pivote lyoonnectod. u diagrammatic viewof the electric wiring. Fig. 5 is en enlarged sectional view of .the switch box 3. Y Y Y Inthe accompanying drawings the nu i merel 1 designates the trolley wire of on or# dinery interurban overhead electric ruilwoy svstern. rlhe wire ,lV is provided with n brano i wire 2 communicating with o. switch box 3 secured upon apost 4. 'l he posts l are adapted to be positioned p o1l stetionsof the railway. Secured upon the ost 4' by 'ai pivot 4"is o semaphore nrin 5. I1)"11is erin 5 is provided witnn boss or inturned portion 6, and this boss is provided with a recess or out away portion '7 `and it projecting lug 8.V The boss o is preferably positioned centrellr lon the pivot 4',-

:idaipted to he d to o substantially of this' character having` rin to be swune' to n:

'Fig'. 2 is :i detnil illustrating" Eig. 4 is l l l l t l f l l l g nt theA crossings g i t i 'l'.

p endgl vided with o suitable' "may be providcd 'tratedin Fig.

-ais illustruted in big.

. the seniztphore is pivotnlly connect of this L-slmpcd h-rcr 2U Patented .Tune 8, IQO. i' Serifll N0. 432,432.

ziinps. These linups 1U are .-lri-uniddiin multiplo jand have one of their coiinecrting'totl wires il. secured upon n switch levcr11L.f`f"lj` whilethe opposite return wire 111" is com .f .nccted n itltone of the ruils 13.01E the system. rfhe sides of 'the body of the semaphore .5

nre provided with suitable openings, prcf- 7o orali v in thc Sharpe of letters spelling the word "sto i so ns to render the suino trimspnrtnt :anu the lumps l 0 visi ble when lightcih The scinnphoro 5 is provided with n projection il. which is adoptedtocontnct thc switch lover 1i? u hen the :u'ni is Athrow 11 to u horizoutui position.-v The 'switch lever' 12` with ,at suitable spring ory vice l'or nornnilly throwinpr the suine onncction with wire 2, or the sciita-,'80

be positioned so as to contact .u its lowered position illusother de phorc 5 muy the switch lever when i to throw the lever out of Contact ns :2 ol' the drawings. l 1. The .post 4 is novided with lsuitable cole 85 lurs 15., vspaced u suihcient distancettpttrt and adapted for the reception ot' :t sliding dog.;l 16.. This dog I6 is provided with n suitable colf hir 1T, and between this collar und thc lower ineinberl is interposed u pressure spring 1S, 9o which normally forces the dog upward uguinst the boss G ond into engagement with the cut away portion 7 thereof, wheiithe scnniphoro is brought into operative position,

l ol the drawings, or 95. into engagement with the projection S, when in its lowered position, :is illu. tr;ited in Fig. 2 ol' thedrziwings.

' Connected with the lower erin o1l the dog lo is u rod IJ. This rod 19 has itslowerend 100 secured to un L-shupcd lever 2U, which is cd to :rsuitnble brochet 2i The-opp( si t o nrin is pirotnlly com i nectcd willi nii .erin which in turn is pivot all) connected willi n vU-shnpcd urto 113. The U-shzipcd urin 233 is ndnprcd lo he positioned directly beneath one ol,the mils 113, .-indis pivotolly connected with one ol the tics ol' thc mil ns nl l24. The inner vcrll- 110 cal mcnrbcroil thc U-shnpcd nl'in 'il is pro. heed L16, und lhls houd provided upon thc post i.

25 is adapted to lie wif nin the path ol` the flange of the cal .vheel so as to depress the lever and cause the dei 16 to be withdrawn 'from the opening 7 ail to allow the semaphore arm 5 to drojr 3y gravity after the train has passed the Ushaped arm 23.

It will be noted taat when the semaphore arm 8 is raised, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the current from the wire 1 passing through the branch wire 2 and from thence through the knife switch carried by the switch box 3 through the lamps 10 carried by the arm 5 is returned or grounded through the medium of the meiallic members conneeted with the rod 19 and the head 25 contacting the rail 13.

From the above description it will be noted that I have provided a comparatively simple, cheap and effective device for halting cars upon interurbain crossings or stations, one which may be quickly thrown into operative osition to halt -tlfe car, ,and which is provlded with means whereby the semaphore arni is automatically lowered to its in'- operativc osition by the movement of the car. It w1 l be further noted that the-devce may be illuminated by a simple connecting Wire attached to the feed wire vel" the trolley line, and that the illumination is extinguished when the semaphore arm is dro ped.

Having thus fully described t 1c invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A halting device for electric railways ,comprising a post', contact points upon t post, a pivote switch for the contact points, a connection between one of the points and the feed wire of the railw ay system, a pivot-ed semapdore arm upon the post, incandescent lamps upon the semaphore arm, a connection `between the lamps and the second Contact point, a return wire for the lamps, a finger upon the semaphore arm, a flexible connection for swinging the semaphore arm and for causing the linger to contact with the switch to energize the connections and light the lam s.

2. A Ihalting device for electril, railways comprising a post provided with contact points, a pivoted switch for the contact points, a connection between one of the posts and the feed wire of the railway system, a semaphore arm pivoted upon the post, a hubupon the arm provided with a depression and a projecting/'lingen incandescent lamps for the semaphore arm',v a connection between the lamps' and the second contact point, a return connection'for the lamps, a projection upon the semaphore arm adapted to contact the switch to close the circuit when the arm is swung to a horizontal position, a fleizible member for swinging the arm, a spring pressed dog upon the ost adapted to engage the depression of the rub when the arm is raised and the finger of the hub when the arm is lowered, means for swinging the switch out of Contact when the arm is lowered, an L-shaped lever pivoted to the post and connected with the dog, an a'rm for the lever, a U-shaped lever pivoted be neath one of the rails of the system, andv a head u on one of the arms of the U-shaped lever adapted to be contacted by the wheels of a car, and adapted 'to retract the dog to allow the semaphore to drop from a horizont l or active position to an inclined'or inactive position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL B. UTT.

Witnesses: MATHEW J. CLEARY, ZELLA E. MERELANn. 

